Aug. 23 Aug. 29 Numerous developments took place in Punjab last week. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal announced many development projects in the state.
Aug. 16 - Aug. 22 Major developments were seen in Punjab last week.
If on one side, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention into the issue related to Kashmiri Sikhs in J&K, he also approved various developmental projects in the state.
Aug. 9-Aug. 15: Major developments took place in Punjab last week. Ludhiana, Manchester of Asia, bagged eight development projects worth Rs 1120 crore. International Finance Corporation declared the city as the‘best to do business in India.’
Important business developments were seen in Punjab last week. Bharti-Walmart opened its third store in Punjab, while Aircel launched its GSM services in the state.
July 26 - Aug.1 Important developments were seen in Punjab last week. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss debt issues.
July 19-25Punjab this week witnessed significant developments. Where on one side monsoon, which had wrecked havoc earlier this month, led to surge in price of vegetables and fuel, on the other Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal wrote a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh requesting him to increase the funds under Calamity Relief Fund.
Punjab, July 12-July 18 -- The flood even resulted in surged prices of vegetables and paddy saplings. On the upside, the state saw developments on the environment front with a plantation drive initiated by the MC. Also, Chandigarh became the first city to comply with the provisions of Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC).
Moonsoon made common man's life miserable in Punjab and its adjoining state this week. If one one side heavy downpour gave relief from the scorching heat, it also led to breaches in the Ghaggar river, thus giving way to heavy floods in Punjab and Haryana.
Local unit delegation of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Ludhiana, discussed the implications of Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2010 with Manish Tewari, local MP and national spokesperson of the All India Congress Committee.
The Punjab government has announced Rs14.41 billion project for re-lining of the Rajasthan and Sirhind feeder canals. The project, expected to be executed within four years, will aid the farmers in solving irrigation problems.
